Petropavlovsk may emerge on the FTSE 100 Peter HAMBROS Russian gold-mining operation Petropavlovsk is tipped to go into the FTSE 100 for the first time later this month after the next quarterly reshuffle of the blue-chip index. Full Article at Daily Express

So, just to recap – if you will pardon the financial pun – we go up to our oxters in debt to keep the banks open, they fail to hit agreed lending to kickstart the economy, the government is forced to take an unprecedented risk by flooding the market... Full Article at The Scotsman

The surge in share prices since the spring has taken many in the City and beyond by surprise. Full Article at The Independent

This month marks the anniversary of the stock market’s peak 10 years ago, which ushered in one of the worst decades on record for investors. Full Article at Times Online

Both the chief executive and finance director of Davis Service Group, the FTSE 250-listed laundry and workwear group, clubbed together to spend more than £41,000 on shares in the group last week. Full Article at Times Online

So far it has just been the bankers that have been on the receiving end of the venom against bonuses. But it won’t be long before the remuneration packages enjoyed at public companies return to the spotlight. Full Article at Times Online

SEVERAL buyout firms are preparing to bid as much as £500m for an arm of United Utilities, the water group. Full Article at Times Online

On Friday, Amec revealed its strategy for the next five years. Full Article at The Telegraph

British Airways was the stand-out riser as the FTSE 100 firmed up last night, leading the blue chips as traders moved in to capitalise on the upside from the merger with Iberia. Full Article at The Independent

THE London market ended the final session of the week marginally higher, supported by upbeat US jobs data, with gains from defensive drug-makers offsetting weaker miners hurt by a fall in key metals prices. Full Article at The Scotsman

But experts have warned investors against using Bolton's move as an excuse for jumping on the China bandwagon, pointing out that, while the region is expected to drive global growth in the coming years, it remains a volatile and unpredictable... Full Article at The Scotsman

Given the stunning performance of the UK stock market, you might conclude that the past year has been a triumph for equity investors. Full Article at Times Online

Pearson was making news as Bernstein urged the publisher to sell off its pink paper to concentrate on its core education business. Full Article at Times Online

What looked set to be a downbeat day on London's markets was reversed in afternoon trading as positive news on Wall Street rescued trade on this side of the pond. Full Article at The Telegraph

European stock markets have sprinted ahead on sharply better than expected US employment data that revived hopes of a US recovery accompanied by a decline in joblessness. Full Article at The Age

Can it hold these levels and consolidate higher? I think it's entirely possible. Full Article at iStockAnalyst

A SURPRISE fall in the rate of unemployment in the US gave London stocks a shot in the arm today. Full Article at ic Liverpool

Each Friday, David Byrne of Intermarket Analysis reveals what trading charts suggest might be in store for the FTSE 100. Full Article at This Is Money

The market’s bounce from the lows has been brisk. Driven latterly by the H&S Reversal. But note there’s the Prior Low at 5301 to overcome. The first solid resistance from old price action that the market has had to deal with. Full Article at The Market Oracle